“What the hell is this guy thinking…?”
“这家伙到底在想什么?”
Aileen pulled out the catheter and muttered as he watched Kim Dokja lying down. Fragments of the story were trickling from the bandages.
艾琳拔出导管，看着金姆躺下，喃喃自语。故事的碎片从绷带上一点点滴下来。
-For now, this is the only way. I hadn’t wanted to use it.
-现在这是唯一的办法-我不想用它。
Aileen hurriedly raised her courage, swept up the fragments and took the pulse of the other arm. Kim Dokja’s face was pale and no warmth could be felt.
爱玲急忙鼓起勇气，把碎片拾起来，摸摸另一只胳膊的脉搏。金道佳的脸色苍白，没有一丝暖意。
“Bring more story packs! Quickly!”
“带更多的故事包来!快点!”
The people watching ran out of the treatment room at Aileen’s cry. Aileen watched the face of the dying Kim Dokja and recalled his last words.
听到爱玲的哭声，观看的人都跑出了治疗室。艾琳看着垂死的金多克贾的脸，想起了他临终前的遗言。
-Just let me die for an hour or so.
就让我死一个小时吧。
-Ah, of course, it isn’t really dying. It is just on the verge of dying.
啊，当然，它不是真的死亡。它只是濒临死亡。
-I really will go to see Kim Namwoon if I die at this time.
如果我现在死了，我真的要去见金南云。
-I will trust you. Understood?
我会相信你，明白吗？
Beep― beep―
哔哔哔
The story stability levels on the patient stability monitor were dropping sharply. Aileen watched Kim Dokja sleeping with an unknown expression and inserted a new story into his veins.
病人稳定监护仪的故事稳定性水平急剧下降。艾琳看着睡着的金姆脸上带着一种不为人知的表情，在他的血管里插入了一个新的故事。
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Fortunately, the third stage of Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint was connected properly. Aileen had done her work properly. By the way…
幸运的是，无所不知的读者视角的第三阶段被正确地连接了起来。
Asmodeus’ energy was blazing in front of me. I was in a state of tension, unlike my previous declaration. The opponent was ‘Asmodeus.’ I felt a bit of regret for using words that were too impressive at the beginning but now it was too late for regret. Asmodeus finally opened his mouth.
阿斯莫德斯的能量在我面前熊熊燃烧。我处于一种紧张的状态，不像我以前的宣言。对手是阿斯莫德斯我感到有点后悔，因为我刚开始说的话太令人印象深刻了，但是现在后悔已经太晚了。阿斯莫德斯终于开口了。
[Demon King of Salvation?]
[救世魔王?]
I nodded with Yoo Jonghyuk’s head. I felt Yoo Jonghyuk’s soul struggling in one corner of the ego but I forced him to fall asleep. Yoo Jonghyuk couldn’t pop out at this time.
我用柳永玉的头点了点头。我感觉到柳永玉的灵魂在自我的一个角落里挣扎，但我强迫他入睡。柳永玉这时不能出现。
[I am the Demon King of Salvation.]
我是救世主魔王
The use of my true voice consumed an excessive amount of probability but I pretended to be calm. I deliberately used my true voice in order to not be pushed back by his momentum. The bonus was that maintaining my true voice made me look strong. Asmodeus glanced at me with surprise and asked again.
使用我真实的声音消耗了过多的可能性，但我假装很冷静。我故意使用我真实的声音，以免被他的势头所阻碍。这样做的好处是，保持我真实的声音让我看起来很强壮。阿斯莫德斯惊奇地看了我一眼，又问道。
[…He is really your incarnation?]
他真的是你的化身吗
[That’s right.]
没错
The unconscious Yoo Jonghyuk would be furious if he knew this but I didn’t think and said it anyway. There was no better answer in the current situation. At least, that’s what I thought.
不省人事的柳永玉如果知道这件事，一定会大发雷霆，但我没有想到，也没有说出来。在目前的情况下，没有更好的答案了。至少我是这么想的。
[I didn’t hear that you have such an incarnation.] [Your information network seems to be slower than I thought. This person is my incarnation.]
[我没有听说你有这样一个化身。]你的信息网络似乎比我想象的慢。这个人就是我的化身
Asmodeus had definitely come here to ‘talk’ with me. The credibility of his words couldn’t be determined but this was the only way for Yoo Jonghyuk to survive. If he really came to ‘talk’, he wouldn’t do anything unnecessary like touching my incarnation.
阿斯莫德斯肯定是来这里和我‘谈话’的。他的话的可信度无法确定，但这是俞钟玉生存下来的唯一方法。如果他真的开始“说话”，他不会做任何不必要的事情，比如触摸我的化身。
[Hrmm…]
[ Hrmm... ]
Asmodeus didn’t seem to accept my words as his energy gradually became strong. I desperately recalled the information about Asmodeus that I knew.
阿斯莫德斯似乎不接受我的话，因为他的能量逐渐变得强大起来。我拼命地回忆起我所知道的关于阿斯莫德斯的情况。
「 An indulgent madman. 」
“一个放纵的疯子”
「 A member of the gourmet association. 」
“美食家协会会员”
「 He has a slight acquaintance with the Underworld of Olympus. 」
“他对奥林匹斯的地下世界略有了解”
「 The owner of crooked libido. 」
“弯曲性欲的拥有者”
There were a few things that could be of some help but there was nothing I could use right now. Either way, it would be best to solve this confrontation as smoothly as possible. I raised my senses as much as possible and searched the vicinity for anything that could help me. The only thing that stood out was the small stuffed doll attached to my shoulders.
有一些事情可能会有所帮助，但是我现在没有什么可以用的。不管怎样，最好的办法就是尽可能平稳地解决这场冲突。我尽可能地提高我的感官，在附近寻找任何可以帮助我的东西。唯一引人注目的是我肩上的那个小娃娃。
…What is this? That jerk Yoo Jonghyuk actually collected such things? Then the doll suddenly looked at me.
...这是什么?那个笨蛋柳钟玉竟然收集这样的东西?然后娃娃突然看着我。
[The constellation ‘Demon-like Judge of Fire’ is so moved she has a nosebleed.]
[这个星座的‘火之法官’被感动得流鼻血了。]
…Wait. Surely this doll…
等等，这个娃娃..。
[The constellation ‘Demon-like Judge of Fire’ is rubbing her cheek against you.]
[星座中的‘魔鬼般的火之审判者’正摩擦着她的脸颊与你摩擦。]
The doll softly touched Yoo Jonghyuk’s cheek and I felt it through Yoo Jonghyuk’s body. I was panicked. Why was Uriel here?
洋娃娃轻轻地抚摸着柳永玉的脸颊，我透过柳永玉的身体感觉到了它。我惊慌失措。乌列为什么会在这里？
Asmodeus opened his mouth. [I guess the rumours are true if you’re not shrinking back before my ‘status.’ You became ‘narrative-grade’ in the tenth scenario… I can’t believe it is true.] [I don’t know. It might be more than rumours.]
阿斯莫德斯张开了嘴。如果你没有在我的“地位”面前退缩的话，我想谣言是真的你在第十个场景中变成了“叙事级”......我不敢相信这是真的。]我不知道。这可能不仅仅是谣言
I pulled the Uriel doll and quickly hid her in my arms. The atmosphere was strange but it would be difficult if Uriel did something. Asmodeus licked his lips.
我拉下乌列娃娃，迅速把她藏在我的怀里。那里的气氛很奇怪，但如果乌列尔做了什么的话，事情就会变得很困难。阿斯莫德斯舔了舔嘴唇。
[Huhu, the story about your tongue seems true. It is to my taste. By the way… how are you alive? I heard from the constellations that you died.]
虎虎，关于你的舌头的故事似乎是真的。这符合我的口味。顺便问一下...你怎么还活着？我从星座那里听说你死了
[I have good luck.]
我运气不错
[…You also like having secrets.]
你也喜欢有秘密
[I hate people who keep trying to pry secrets from me.] [Is this person your new incarnation? I heard that children are your taste.]
我讨厌那些一直想从我这里探听秘密的人这个人是你的新化身吗？我听说你喜欢孩子
[What bullshit is that?]
那是什么鬼话
[Then my hard work preparing this wasn’t worthwhile.]
[那么我为准备这个的辛苦工作就不值得了。]
Asmodeus smiled at me in a charming manner while looking down at his child’s incarnation body. He had the appearance of a pretty child. If Han Myungoh was right, this child must be Han Myungoh’s daughter. Fortunately, she didn’t resemble Han Myungoh at all.
阿斯莫德斯低头看着他孩子化身的身体，以一种迷人的方式微笑着看着我。他长得像个漂亮的孩子。如果韩孟玉是对的，那么这个孩子一定是韩孟玉的女儿。幸运的是，她一点也不像韩明悟。
[There seems to be some misunderstanding… many false rumours have spread.]
似乎有些误会......许多虚假的谣言已经传开了
The rumours spread about me taking Shin Yoosung as my incarnation. He understood what I was saying and Asmodeus smiled at Yoo Jonghyuk’s face.
谣言传开了，说我接受了申永成作为我的化身。他明白我在说什么，阿斯莫德斯对着柳永玉的脸微笑。
[Indeed, I can bend my taste if it is this beautiful body.]
事实上，如果是这个美丽的身体，我可以改变我的口味
At this point, it was clear that a normal conversation was impossible. I spoke roughly. “Stop talking with your true voice. There won’t be any incarnations left around me.”
在这一点上，很明显，正常的谈话是不可能的。我粗略地说了几句。“不要用你真实的声音说话。我身边不会有任何化身了。”
[Why?]
(为什么?)
“This is now my industrial complex. I want you to stop killing my citizens.”
“这里现在是我的工业中心，我要你停止杀害我的公民。”
Officially, Gilobat died because of ‘Kim Dokja’ and this became my industrial complex.
官方说法是，吉洛巴特是因为“金杜克”而死的，这里成为了我的工业中心。
[You are the new owner of the industrial complex.]
你是这个工业园区的新主人
In fact, these messages were actually rising. Of course, I actually needed a good excuse to stop using my true voice. Asmodeus spoke with a small smile, “Hrmm, yes. I’m sorry.”
事实上，这些信息实际上正在上升。当然，我实际上需要一个好的借口来停止使用我真实的声音。阿斯莫德斯微笑着说:“哈，是的。对不起。”
Asmodeus did it half-heartedly but he was polite when he had a purpose. At least, until his purpose was met.
阿斯莫德斯做这件事半心半意，但是当他有了目标时，他总是彬彬有礼，至少在他的目标实现之前是这样。
“Then why did you come for me?”
“那你为什么来找我?”
“It sounds like you already know. Right?”
“听起来你已经知道了，对吧?”
“…How should I know? I’m not a prophet.”
“我怎么知道?我又不是先知。”
“I know you have a similar power to the prophet of Asgard.”
“我知道你和阿斯加德的先知有着相似的力量。”
He was probably talking about Anna Croft. I didn’t know how much of my story had spread and twisted. Whatever the rumours, it was clear that now was the time to lay the foundation on this side.
他说的可能是安娜·克罗夫特。我不知道我的故事传播和扭曲了多少。无论谣言是什么，现在显然是时候为这边打下基础了。
“Maybe it is because of the ‘Demon King Selection.'”
“也许是因为‘魔王选择’。”
Asmodeus grinned at the answer. It wasn’t hard to guess. It was because shortly after the industrial complex had fallen, the following message was heard.
阿斯莫德斯笑着回答。不难猜到。这是因为在工业联合体倒塌后不久，人们听到了以下信息。
[You are currently a ‘Demon King Candidate’ of the 73rd Demon Realm.]
[你现在是第73个恶魔王国的‘恶魔王候选人’]
[A new scenario is currently pending.]
[一个新的方案正在等待执行。]
“Are you aiming for a new throne?”
“你想要一个新的王位吗?”
“Huh? I already have the 32nd Demon Realm. It is pointless to gain one with a lower rank.”
“嗯?我已经拥有了第32个恶魔王国。获得一个较低的等级是毫无意义的。”
“Then what?”
“然后呢?”
“I want to help you become a new demon king.”
“我想帮你成为一个新的魔王。”
As expected, he said it. Han Myungoh had told me something similar.
不出所料，他这么说了。韩明戈(HanMyungoh)也告诉过我类似的话。
-The demon king… he told me to make the ’73rd Demon King’ with my own hands.
恶魔之王...他让我亲手造第73代恶魔之王。
I thought for a moment before shaking my head. “I’m sorry but I don’t need help. I currently have no desire to participate in the competition.”
我想了一会儿，然后摇了摇头。“对不起，我不需要帮助。我目前没有参加比赛的意愿。”
“I don’t think you have the veto rights? You have to participate in the selection as soon as you become a duke.”
“我认为你没有否决权？你一旦成为公爵，就必须参与选拔。”
“I can survive with my own strength.”
“我可以靠自己的力量生存下去。”
“Well, you might’ve been lucky until now. Will it continue in the future?”
“好吧，到现在为止你可能是幸运的。将来还会这样吗?”
“…”
“ ... ”
“Do you think Duke Melledon and Bercan have the same thoughts as you?”
“你认为梅勒登公爵和贝尔坎人和你有同样的想法吗?”
It was known that nebulae were already attached to them. They were also nebulae hostile towards me. Asmodeus laughed. “You need my help. You will die if you refuse.
众所周知，星云已经附着在它们上面了。它们也是对我怀有敌意的星云。阿斯莫德斯笑了。“你需要我的帮助。如果你拒绝，你会死的。
It was unknown who would kill me but he seemed certain I would die. Fucking bastard. Did he come all this way only to grab my ankle?
谁会杀我还不得而知，但他似乎确信我会死。该死的混蛋。他大老远跑来就是为了抓我的脚踝吗？
[A small number of constellations are watching your choice.] [The constellation ‘Prisoner of the Golden Headband’ is watching your choice.] [The constellation who likes to change sex is watching your choice.]
[少数星座正在观察你的选择。][《金发囚徒》星座正在观看你的选择。][喜欢改变性别的星座在观察你的选择。]
I moved to this location and asked Biyoo to expand the channel. Thus, the constellations were watching my choice. Most constellations felt reluctant towards demon kings. My future story would be determined depending on the choice I made here.
我搬到这个地方，要求碧玉扩大渠道。因此，星座在注视着我的选择。大多数星座都对恶魔国王感到不情愿。我未来的故事将取决于我在这里所做的选择。
I took a calm breath and asked, “Is your purpose the giant story?”
我平静地吸了一口气，问道:“你的目的是不是一个巨大的故事?”
Something stirred in Asmodeus’ eyes at my words.
听了我的话，阿斯莫德斯的眼睛里有什么东西在动。
“…I’m surprised that you already know about such a thing.”
“......我很惊讶你已经知道这件事了。”
“It is the only reason why guys like you would cut off their nose in the blink of an eye.”
“这就是为什么像你这样的人会在眨眼间割掉自己的鼻子。”
I smiled bitterly.
我苦笑了一下。
A giant story. If the stories I had accumulated so far were in the category of general stories, there was a new field in the Star Stream called giant stories. For example, things like Olympus’ Gigantomachia and Asgard’s Ragnarok.
一个巨大的故事。如果到目前为止我所收集的故事都属于一般故事的范畴，那么在星流中就有了一个新的领域，叫做巨型故事。例如，像奥林巴斯的巨人杯和阿斯加德的世界杯。
By building a small stake in a giant story, the constellations could gain enormous power and probability. If they occupied a large stake then they would become a huge power. This was why the constellations rushed with fiery eyes every time the apocalypse scenario occurred.
通过在一个巨大的故事中建造一个小木桩，星座可以获得巨大的力量和概率。如果他们占有大量股份，那么他们将成为一个巨大的力量。这就是为什么每当世界末日发生时，星座都会用炽热的眼睛匆匆赶来。
The Demon World’s ‘Demon King Selection’ was one such giant story. It wasn’t comparable to Gigantomachia but it was large compared to general stories.
恶魔世界的魔王选择就是这样一个巨大的故事。它不能与Gigantomachia相比，但与一般的故事相比，它是巨大的。
Asmodeus nodded. “You are correct. I need the shares of a giant story.”
阿斯莫德斯点点头，“你说得对，我需要一个大故事的分享。”
Asmodeus was already a demon king and belonged to a higher level scenario, so he couldn’t participate in the selection. However, he could help me in exchange for a ‘stake’ in the story.
阿斯莫德斯已经是一个恶魔之王，属于一个更高级别的场景，所以他不能参与选择。然而，他可以帮助我，作为交换，我可以在这个故事中分一杯羹。
Originally I would’ve refused the proposal. The giant story that could be accumulated through the Demon King Selection would become the key foundation for my future fight against the nebulae. If I gave a share in it to the wrong person, it was likely I wouldn’t be able to obtain anything.
起初我会拒绝这个提议。通过魔王选择积累的巨大故事将成为我未来与星云作战的关键基础。如果我把股份分给了错误的人，那么我很可能什么也得不到。
However, Yoo Jonghyuk of the 12th regression had mumbled.
然而，第12次回归的柳永玉含糊其辞。
「 ‘At that time, we shouldn’t have pretended to support the Demon King Asmodeus.’」
“‘当时，我们不该假装支持魔王阿斯莫德斯”’
I wanted to grab the collar of the 12th regression Yoo Jonghyuk and ask what he meant, but the person now was only in the third regression.
我想抓住12次回归的YooJonghyuk的衣领，问问他是什么意思，但这个人现在只是在第三次回归中。
In the end, I had to make a choice. Should I grab the hand of the demon king or not?
最后，我不得不做出一个选择:我是否应该抓住魔王的手？
I slowly opened my mouth.
我慢慢地张开嘴。
TL: Rainbow Turtle
彩虹龟
Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint Chapter 225 - Asmodeus (5)
